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2026 pay data for Confluent Kafka/streaming engineers: base, RSU, levels, and negotiation tactics against a public data-infrastructure company.

Cruise robotics engineer pay in 2026 after GM's restructuring: base, GM stock RSUs, retention grants, and what remains of the AV team.

Databricks ML Engineer pay bands for 2026, base/RSU/bonus by level, lakehouse skill premiums, and negotiation tactics.

Elastic Principal Engineer compensation for 2026: base, RSUs, bonus, and how it compares to search and data-infra peers.

Figma Frontend Engineer compensation for 2026 post-IPO: base, RSUs, bonus, and comparison to Canva, Adobe, and Notion.

Figma Product Engineer compensation data for 2026 — base, equity, bonus by level, plus how design-tools domain skills move your offer.